Of refits, new commands, rank, and retirements

I'm goin' down · 02-21-11, 02:59 AM

I retired and now they will not let me aboard any boat. I guess it is time to see if the U-Boat's will take me.

Ducimus · 02-21-11, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by I'm goin' down

I retired and now they will not let me aboard any boat. I guess it is time to see if the U-Boat's will take me.

This is just how it works in SH4, I don't think it matter what side you play on. Of course, the effects on the stock german side would be negligable since there's only two boats to choose from, and neither one has a refit option.

TorpX · 02-21-11, 03:28 AM

Well, that explains why I didn't get any upgrades before.

One question; how does the selection of easy, hard, very hard, etc. (at the start of a career), come into play?

Mescator · 02-21-11, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TorpX

Well, that explains why I didn't get any upgrades before.

One question; how does the selection of easy, hard, very hard, etc. (at the start of a career), come into play?

I believe they simply determine which realism settings you start with. (It is worth noting though, the higher the realism, the more renown you get from sinkings)

Hylander_1314 · 02-21-11, 06:38 AM

Ducimus,
"RenownValuesUS=-200,-100,100,600,1300,2000"

This is what I have done for some time now, changing the 600 to 300 since the refit issue seems to be a problem, and although it helps, it is not a "silver bullet" even at 300.

I get offers for new boats more often, but the refits are still ellusive. And since I have been playing more of the Asiatic Fleet campaigns as I burned out on Pearl, if I accept a new boat, that is where you go and stay until operations for the newer boats open up in Brisbane and Fremantle.

What I am wondering though, is why I get offerred a Gato boat all the time when I'm on a Sargo or Salmon boat, without being offerred a Gar or Tambor boat first. If memory serves, the original SH game, yeah the old DOS game, would offer you a Gar, or Tambor class boat before getting a Gato.

I can see going from a Gato to a Balao since the designs evoled that way. Just wish they would offer the Gar and or Tambor boats if applicable to the Asiatic Fleet so you aren't transfered to Pearl every time, unless you want to risk using the older boats with increasing ASW by the enemy.
Yeah the Gar and Tambor don't go any deeper than the Sargo and Salmon boats, but te 2 extra bow tubes give you more firepower.

Hylander_1314 · 02-21-11, 11:20 AM

Okay, July 24th 1942 and I just got my Gato boat and didn't get bounced from Brisbane back to Pearl, even though the TMO Manual has Nov '42 as the date the Gato is available there.

So I won't complain. I like operating out of that port, even moreso than Fremantle. Not too many shallow operations there. Kinda tight when operating in the Solomons, but it's a good challenge to lose DDs in the "Slot".

The tower still has the old style look, like a billboard advertising free coffee and donuts at a used car sales lot. So I will see how long it takes to get a refit if one is offered and I will play with the value in the UPC.cfg file to see what it does at different levels on a patrol basis.

Ducimus · 02-21-11, 11:30 AM

Editing the UPC will only effect patrol ratings. It will NOT effect the games propensity to give new commands in place of refits.

02-21-11, 02:59 AM	#1
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	I retired and then... I retired and now they will not let me aboard any boat. I guess it is time to see if the U-Boat's will take me.

02-21-11, 03:28 AM	#3
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Well, that explains why I didn't get any upgrades before. One question; how does the selection of easy, hard, very hard, etc. (at the start of a career), come into play?

02-21-11, 06:38 AM	#5
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Ducimus, "RenownValuesUS=-200,-100,100,600,1300,2000" This is what I have done for some time now, changing the 600 to 300 since the refit issue seems to be a problem, and although it helps, it is not a "silver bullet" even at 300. I get offers for new boats more often, but the refits are still ellusive. And since I have been playing more of the Asiatic Fleet campaigns as I burned out on Pearl, if I accept a new boat, that is where you go and stay until operations for the newer boats open up in Brisbane and Fremantle. What I am wondering though, is why I get offerred a Gato boat all the time when I'm on a Sargo or Salmon boat, without being offerred a Gar or Tambor boat first. If memory serves, the original SH game, yeah the old DOS game, would offer you a Gar, or Tambor class boat before getting a Gato. I can see going from a Gato to a Balao since the designs evoled that way. Just wish they would offer the Gar and or Tambor boats if applicable to the Asiatic Fleet so you aren't transfered to Pearl every time, unless you want to risk using the older boats with increasing ASW by the enemy. Yeah the Gar and Tambor don't go any deeper than the Sargo and Salmon boats, but te 2 extra bow tubes give you more firepower. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

02-21-11, 11:20 AM	#6
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Okay, July 24th 1942 and I just got my Gato boat and didn't get bounced from Brisbane back to Pearl, even though the TMO Manual has Nov '42 as the date the Gato is available there. So I won't complain. I like operating out of that port, even moreso than Fremantle. Not too many shallow operations there. Kinda tight when operating in the Solomons, but it's a good challenge to lose DDs in the "Slot". The tower still has the old style look, like a billboard advertising free coffee and donuts at a used car sales lot. So I will see how long it takes to get a refit if one is offered and I will play with the value in the UPC.cfg file to see what it does at different levels on a patrol basis. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

02-21-11, 11:30 AM	#7
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Editing the UPC will only effect patrol ratings. It will NOT effect the games propensity to give new commands in place of refits.